cities: historical overviews
type: Concept
narrower: progressive city

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: progressive city

progressive city
type: Concept
broader: urban politics
broader: cities: historical overviews
definition: Gaining prominence in the United States during the final decades of the twentieth century, the term progressive city refers to an urban political and developmental strategy that emphasizes public planning, social equity, and neighborhood participation. Such an approach is often counterposed to downtown-oriented growth strategies that accentuate market-led development and that restrict the role of the public sector to tax incentives and the provision of basic services. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Progressive City]

urban politics
type: Concept
narrower: progressive city